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Point a forecasting model at scheduling, and let people review output instead of producing it. Aimed at construction project managers, replacing the spreadsheet that currently holds it together.
In short: Construction Scheduling on Forecasting is a forecasting model aimed at construction project managers, covering scheduling. It scores 71/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (90) and held back by timing (28). Typical pricing is $800–$8.0k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a quarter for $17k–$58k.
Construction teams lose a calendar rebuilt by hand every time one job slips. The work sits between two systems that were never designed to talk. It scales linearly with headcount, so growth makes it worse rather than better.
Point a forecasting model at scheduling, and let people review output instead of producing it. Revenue is flat saas, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 22% |
| Annual contract value | $800 – $8.0k |
| Pricing model | Flat SaaS |
| Time to first revenue | 42 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $17k – $58k |
| Build effort | ~1 quarter |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. Construction is growing at roughly 20% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
The incumbent is a person, and displacing a person is a change-management problem.
An idea you cannot act on is entertainment. Four concrete steps, wired to tools already running on AltFTool.
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